Legal Opinion
M. v. Marvin S.
New York Family Court
Decided January 24, 1997PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
George L. Jurow, J.
This court holds that, pursuant to the 1994 amendment to Family Court Act § 532 that creates a rebuttable presumption of paternity if blood test results indicate at least a 95% "[Probability of [P]aternity”, it is proper for a certified laboratory that performs blood genetic marker tests to utilize an assigned "Prior Probability of Paternity” value of 0.5 in calculating a "Probability of Paternity” number, notwithstanding evidence that respondent has a fertility problem.
In this paternity proceeding, petitioner, M., seeks to establish that respondent,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Commissioner of Social Services v. Philip De G.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Commonwealth v. BeausoleilMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- State v. SpannSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1993
- State v. SkipperSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Plemel v. WalterOregon Supreme Court · 1987
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Griffith, Russell Alan v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)1998